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Microsoft abandons its plans for mixed and virtual reality on the Xbox One consoles

It believes the PC is the best platform for VR and MR

By Rob Thubron, June 21, 2018, 9:04 AM

Electronics

Bose's $250 Sleepbuds go on sale

They don't play music but could help you get a better night's sleep

By Rob Thubron, June 21, 2018, 9:03 AM

Tech Deals

This crash course in backend development is currently 98% off

Master critical programming skills like Python, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, and more

By TechSpot Deals, June 21, 2018, 8:51 AM

Tech Culture Tech Deals

Watch the World Cup 2018 free of charge from any device

Thanks to the magic of virtual private networks

Lucasfilm reportedly puts Star Wars spinoffs on hold following mediocre Solo performance

No more Obi-Wan or Boba Fett standalones?

By Rob Thubron, June 21, 2018, 7:58 AM 3 comments

Car Tech Mobile

Automakers and smartphone manufacturers collaborate on Digital Key standard to eliminate physical keys

German, Japanese, and American auto businesses on board

By Greg Synek, June 21, 2018, 7:25 AM 3 comments

Industry Car Tech

Tesla files lawsuit against ex-employee who allegedly shared confidential data with third parties

And leaked false statements to the press

By Rob Thubron, June 21, 2018, 6:43 AM 5 comments

Gaming

Valve disables item trading for CS:GO, DOTA 2 in Netherlands to comply with loot box rules

The dutch gaming authority is clamping down on Valve's titles

By Rob Thubron, June 21, 2018, 4:16 AM 4 comments

Gaming Tech Culture

Fan-made Fallout wiki struggles with host Fandom over autoplay videos

Admins have no problems with other forms of monetization, but autoplay videos have to go

By Cal Jeffrey, June 20, 2018, 7:06 PM 3 comments

Gaming

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds celebrates milestones with first-ever Steam sale

Grab the game at a 33 percent discount through July 5

By Shawn Knight, June 20, 2018, 5:31 PM 5 comments

Gaming

Why is Cyberpunk 2077 taking so long? An interview with CD Projekt Red's co-founder

That spectacular E3 demo and when we'll see the game again

By Jason Schreier, June 20, 2018, 4:16 PM 8 comments

Mobile The Web

Instagram announces IGTV, a hub for long-format videos

Long-form video in vertical formats

By Shawn Knight, June 20, 2018, 3:48 PM 3 comments

The Web Mobile

Autoplay video ads will start invading Facebook Messenger users starting Monday

Facebook: 'We aren't making enough revenue, so we will start interrupting your Messenger conversations'

By Cal Jeffrey, June 20, 2018, 3:19 PM 11 comments

Industry

AMC is launching its own MoviePass-like subscription service

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em

By Shawn Knight, June 20, 2018, 2:44 PM

Software

VirusTotal launches 'Monitor' to help developers mitigate malware false flags

Coding is hard enough without having to worry whether your app will pass everyone's AV checks

By Cal Jeffrey, June 20, 2018, 2:02 PM

The Web

Political party affiliation and education levels directly correlate to perception of fake news

Americans believe that 39 percent of the news they digest via traditional media is misinformation

By Shawn Knight, June 20, 2018, 1:13 PM 17 comments

Security

Top Korean crypto exchange Bithumb hacked, $31.5 million lost

The second Korean exchange to be hit within two weeks

By Rob Thubron, June 20, 2018, 12:29 PM 3 comments

Hardware

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990X detailed in leaked benchmarks

Healthy competition in the high-end desktop market

By Shawn Knight, June 20, 2018, 12:04 PM 3 comments

Mobile

Top US carriers promise to stop selling customer location data to third-party brokers

Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile have all pledged to halt the practice

By Rob Thubron, June 20, 2018, 10:38 AM

Google Mobile

Google Podcasts app finally offers a dedicated means of listening to new content

A true response to Apple's Podcasts app

By Greg Synek, June 20, 2018, 10:12 AM

Microsoft

CEO Satya Nadella replies to employee demands for Microsoft to end contract with ICE

He called the US border policy cruel and abusive while downplaying Microsoft's involvement

By Rob Thubron, June 20, 2018, 9:30 AM 35 comments

Gaming Industry

Graphics card shipments are on the decline, profit margins still high

Manufacturers are still raking in benefits of previous GPU shortages

By Greg Synek, June 20, 2018, 8:45 AM 18 comments

Gaming

Steam unveils its new developer and publisher homepages

Letting you follow your favorite studios

By Rob Thubron, June 20, 2018, 7:59 AM

Hardware

Intel responds to AMD's 'swap a Core i7-8086K for Threadripper' offer

Return fire!

By Rob Thubron, June 20, 2018, 7:03 AM 5 comments

Industry

HPE is building the world's largest ARM-based supercomputer

It will be used to run simulations for the National Nuclear Security Administration

By Rob Thubron, June 20, 2018, 6:07 AM

NVMe SSD Storage Performance: Intel Z370 vs. AMD X470

FEATURE By Steven Walton, June 20, 2018, 2:00 AM TechSpot Hardware

Today we're looking at high speed storage performance by comparing AMD and Intel mainstream desktop chipsets with ADATA's latest and greatest XPG SX8200 960GB SSD, one of today's favorites drives among enthusiasts, perfect for comparing the storage performance of AMD's X470 and Intel's Z370 chipsets.